PRINCETON, WV —
OSHA Inspection: CONN-WELD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of CONN-WELD INDUSTRIES, INC. in U.S ROUTE 460 AND STATE ROUTE 31, PRINCETON, WV 24740 (NAICS 333131). OSHA activity number 315227892.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CONN-WELD INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- U.S ROUTE 460 AND STATE ROUTE 31
- City
- PRINCETON
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 24740
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 5329, PRINCETON, WV 24740
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 333131
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3532
- Employees
- 253
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 5, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that the Cantech collector was located indoors and the exhaust air returned directly into the building creating the potential for a fire/explosion from ignition of combustible metal dust: (a)Fabrication area: The Pangborn abrasive blasting system produced combustible metal dust on a daily basis and the dust was collected in a Cantech collector. Employees are exposed to a fire and/or explosion hazard from the ignition of combustible metal dust while in or around the metal dust collectors while walking near or performing work such as replacing cartridge filters or exchanging collection barrels, as determined on March 9, 2012. (b)Fabrication area: The Savage cut-off saw produced combustible metal dust on a daily basis and the dust was collected in a Cantech collector. Employees are exposed to a fire and/or explosion hazard from the ignition of combustible metal dust while in or around the metal dust collectors while walking near or performing work such as replacing cartridge filters or exchanging collection barrels, as determined on March 9, 2012. NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard would be locate the collector outdoors and do not allow the exhaust air to return directly into the building as discussed in NFPA484 Standard of Combustible Metals 2006 Edition, paragraphs 12.2.1.4 and 12.2.11. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
1910.157 D01
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 7, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
1910.157 G01
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 7, 2012
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 7, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 315227892.
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